Author Archive: Mark

Two people are shot and killed in France and it’s labeled a terrorist attack and splashed all over the international news. But wait. That’s a typical weekend event in Chicago (re: 29 shot, 2 fatally, in Chicago’s most violent weekend since…Read more

New juvenile fiction book series, by Best-selling author Mark T. Arsenault, addresses controversial subjects September 9, 2017 (Elk Grove, CA): Gold Rush Publishing has released the first in a new series of juvenile fiction books titled The Jen-Jen Chronicles, by Amazon Best-selling…Read more

What if we discovered that there was something in common among every ultra-successful person in history? One thing that we could prove, scientifically, was possessed by every single one of them. Something that made a significant difference in the outcome…Read more

Addressing sexuality with your preteen Today’s blog post is a little off-topic for me. You could say it’s related to personal growth but it specifically focuses on sexuality. Specifically, budding sexuality in adolescents. In the last six months, my wife…Read more

I have a metaphor I like to use when discussing feelings and emotions. Emotions are like a boomerang. Our emotions can be very powerful. So powerful that they override common sense and logic. Our emotions (or rather our physiological response…Read more

Do you know where to look to have success? Many people look around for other people to encourage them, to validate their dreams, and to motivate them to keep working toward success. The reality is, however, that you don’t need…Read more

A lot of motivational speakers are quite good and they deliver a powerful and consistent message. The problem for some people is when the speakers put out a consistently positive message it can be off-putting. sometimes people start to feel like…Read more

We try and we try and we try but something just doesn’t seem to work out. We don’t achieve that goal that we want to hit. How many times should you try before you give up? Well, that depends on how…Read more

Today’s video is a shout-out to all of the professional counselors, including the drug and alcohol counselors, and therapists out there. These professionals do some amazing work with people, helping their clients to work through issues that are holding them…Read more

Have you ever felt stuck in your thinking or stuck emotionally? When we get stuck it’s difficult to think about new ideas or choose a new course of action for our lives. We get used to patterns of thinking. These…Read more